The transformation of the two characters between their school selves and home selves is really well done so that tracking them between both scenes is pretty easy. I appreciated Hori's various hairstyles, which is not something you often see with manga (it can make it difficult to keep track of characters). Hagiwara's art and character design is very detailed. The story is also a nice affirmation for their friendship that lets you be your true self. The dress code at my school is pretty strict, so students are constantly having to take out piercings or cover tattoos while on campus, and I'm sure those studs go right back in their ears/noses/eyebrows when they leave for the day. He doesn't want people to get the wrong impression of him because of his tattoos, but to him, they are works of art, not a sign of being "hardcore". I appreciate Miyamura's side of things as well. This was a very cute story that, I think, a lot of my students would relate to because they have very different sides of themselves when they go home, particularly with how many of my students become the caretaker for younger siblings when they leave school.
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